Health
Everything you need to know to improve your health, fitness and well-being, one hack at a time.
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Go Ahead, Throw a Duck on the Grill
Duck has a reputation for being fussy, and I blame the French. I am sick of the French (way of preparing and cooking duck). All that talk of separating the breast from the legs, and cooking each one separately, the breast carefully cooked to a perfect medium rare, while the legs are buried and confit’d…
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How the Retina Could Help With Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
The retina has long been poeticised as the window to the soul, but research now shows it could be a window to the brain and act as an early warning system for cognitive decline. A growing body of research suggests the retina is thinner in people with Alzheimer’s disease, reflecting the cell loss that is…
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Why You Feel Cranky on Your Rest Days (and What to Do About It)
Rest days are a commonly used tool to manage your workload in an exercise routine. While they’re not technically necessary, they can be a good idea, giving your body extra time to recover between workouts. Even when I’m doing an intense workout program, I make sure to give myself, at minimum, one full rest day.…
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How to Recognise a Male Yeast Infection
You might not have known that people with penises can get yeast infections, given that advertising for over-the-counter relief is widely geared toward those who do not. Prevention advice is usually aimed at vaginas, and yeast infection treatment is typically categorised as women’s health. In fairness, vaginas get the bulk of yeast infections, but it’s…